Well the Mini Auction and Fair has come and gone. Last week this time I was working like a raving lunatic trying to create some stock for sale. I managed to make about 60 items before I ran out of steam at around 2:30am Saturday morning. Set up was at 8am. Suffice to say I arrived late! LOL. No worries – didn’t have that much to set up anyway.
There were some incredible items up for auction this year – oh to be a millionaire! I behaved and didn’t spend any money which I didn’t have! I got the reserve price on all my submissions and managed to sell about half my stock. Came home with some orders too. So all in all it was a really good day business wise. Even better was the fact that I got to see friends I’ve not seen for ages!! Once a year really isn’t enough, but somehow none of us get to travel that much – I’m not just around the corner and don’t belong to the Guild anymore. I’ve been asked to do the miniature fair in September and I think I will. If I keep plugging away at stock I should have way more than the 60 items I had this time around! ROFL
I want to make more items around the Italian theme – ciabatta, pizza, etc. etc. It’s a fun project to work on. And cakes – LOTS of cakes and pastries. I always enjoy doing those.
Aside from that I’m working on getting pictures and prices up so I can start selling items via the Internet. I have a blog – not a website! Wonder if I’ll ever master that particular monster? I’m definitely technologically challenged.
Later
Kay I have been looking around your blog. You are doing a great job of keeping up with it. You are using the same style that I chose. I haven’t been keeping up with mine like you life just seems to get in the way and before I know it the day is gone. But you have inspired me to get in there and write something. Keep up the good work.
These are amazing pieces.
I have all I can do to put together “macro scenes” (1/12)
Some of them are in the GALLERY on my website.
Camille aka Margaret Grace, author of “Murder in Miniature”
Dear Kay, congratulations on your sales! I love your miniatures. Do you care to share what you made the flour of?